When are follow-up sputum smears actually examined in patients treated for new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 440-444

  Harries, Anthony D ^a,b   Gausi, F ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a  

^a National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^b British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

2 month smears; 5 month smears; 7 month smears; Malawi; Smear positive PTB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALAWI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; TIME;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 2442610983     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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